okay, Ella hasn't quite made it to a big bed, only because we haven't invested in one yet, but she is out of her crib and has been for about 2 weeks. We took her mattress out of the crib and set it on the floor for her to start "transistioning". She has done suprisingly well. The first night she did get out of bed in the middle of the night but when i heard her and got out of bed she immediately jumped back on her mattress. Later that same night she was upset (bad dream?) and started crawling out of her bed towards nothing in particular. I picked her up and took her back to her bed and she was fine the rest of the night. In fact, she has been fine since.
i noticed this morning that she stayed on her mattress after she woke up until i approached her and said good morning. She is such a good kid.
Going to bed has been just as easy. If i go through the whole routine (diaper change, brush teeth, pajamas, grab woofie) then Ella seems to know what the last expectation is and lets me cover her with her blanket and leave the room without any battles.
